[West Point].

Interior View of Old Fort Putnam, at West Point, a double page spread from the Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

London: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1853. A double page spread with wood engravings of various views of West Point: Interior View of Old Fort Putnam; View from Fort Putnam, West Point, NY Looking up the Hudson River; View of the U.S. Military Academy and the New Barracks; at West Point; Uniforms of the Cadets, at the Military Academy, West Point; Revolutionary Trophies and Relics, at West Point, from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th century English newspaper well-known for its wood-cut illustrations. Scenes show the Hudson River, Cadets riding horses during canon fire practice at West Point, People visiting Fort Putnam. Later hand color, some toned spots, center fold wrinkled with areas of fox spotting. Approximately 22 x 15" Good + overall. Item #21617

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